Five Louisiana college football players are among the 114 players on the Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List announced Thursday by the All Sports Association in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

LSU safety Jacoby Stevens, UL Lafayette receiver Jalen Williams, Tulane receiver Sorrell Brown and Louisiana Tech offensive lineman Joshua Mote and long snapper Reeves Blankenship were named to the watch list on Thursday.

The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented each February in Fort Walton Beach. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from the University of Florida, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy exists to honor college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world, according to a statement.

“It is so inspiring to see this record number of athletes being submitted for the award,” Wuerffel said in the statement. “These young men truly represent college football’s most impactful community service leaders. We are proud to honor them.”

Notable returnees to the Watch List include 2019 finalist Isaiah Sanders of Stanford (transferring for senior season of eligibility from USAF Academy) and semifinalists Teton Saltes of New Mexico and Sam Ehlinger of Texas.

Stevens, a senior from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, earned second team All-SEC honors in 2019 and was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week three times during LSU’s College Football Playoff championship season. He’s LSU’s top returning tackler from a year ago with 92 tackles and had 9.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and three interceptions.

In the classroom, Stevens is scheduled to graduate in December with a degree in sports administration.

Off the field, Stevens has been active in many community service events in the Baton Rouge area and most recently initiated and organized the register to vote campaign for the LSU football team that saw 100 percent of the Tigers register to vote as a result of this campaign.

He’s also participated in Strong Men Academy, an organization that works with middle school and high school at-risk kids in Baton Rouge area and he helped prepare for the arrival of Tropical Storm Cristobal in spring of 2020 by spending a day filling sand bags.

Former Tiger Rudy Niswanger was the first winner of the Wuerffel Trophy in 2005.

Williams, a redshirt senior, has been active around the Lafayette community, most recently spending time at the St. Joseph Diner and assisting with the Ragin’ Cajuns Athletics Foundation’s Thank-A-Thon. He has also participated in activities with the Boys and Girls Club, The New Way Residential Treatment Home and Our Lady of Fatima’s Morning Welcome.

On the field, Williams appeared in 13 games and made two starts at wide receiver in 2019. In those contests, he hauled in 21 passes for 279 yards and a touchdown while also throwing one pass for 16 yards.

The Opelousas native finished the year ranked fifth on the team in receiving yards (279) and total receptions (21) and enters 2020 ranked third on the team in both categories.

His top performance of the season came at Coastal Carolina on Nov. 7 when he made three receptions for 36 yards and his 10-yard touchdown reception.

Brown, a sophomore, has been a member on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, serving as the football team’s liaison between administration and student-athletes.

The Arlington, Texas, native has served at the New Orleans Center for Public Service where he regularly engages with community leaders on social justice topics. In addition, Brown has been a member of the New Orleans Waste Warriors where he has evoked policy change, educational campaigns and events centered on reducing and reusing Tulane’s campus waste.

Brown also has been an active member in the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, St. Bernard Project and Excite All-Stars organizations.

Nominations for the Wuerffel Trophy are made by the respective universities’ Sports Information Departments and will close on October 15.

A current list of nominees can be found at www.wuerffeltrophy.org beginning on August 1.

Semifinalists for the award will be announced on November 3 and finalists will be announced on November 23.

The formal announcement of the 2020 recipient will be made at the National Football Foundation’s festivities in New York City on December 8. The presentation of the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy will occur at the 52nd All Sports Association Awards Banquet on February 19, 2021 in Fort Walton Beach.

Past recipients of the award are: Rudy Niswanger — LSU — 2005; Joel Penton — Ohio State — 2006; Paul Smith — Tulsa — 2008; Tim Tebow — Florida — 2008; Tim Hiller — Western Michigan — 2009; Sam Acho — Texas — 2010; Barrett Jones — Alabama — 2011; Matt Barkley — USC — 2012; Gabe Ikard — Oklahoma — 2013; Deterrian Shackelford — Ole Miss — 2014; Ty Darlington — Oklahoma — 2015; Trevor Knight — Texas A&M — 2016; Courtney Love — Kentucky — 2017; Drue Tranquill — Notre Dame — 2018; Jon Wassink — Western Michigan — 2019.

The Wuerffel Trophy is presented by Chick-fil-A® and is also supported by its corporate partners Dart Container Corporation/Solo Cup and Herff Jones.

The Wuerffel Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 25 awards now boast more than 800 recipients, dating back to 1935. Visit www.ncfaa.org to learn more about the association.

The 114 players named to the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch List, in alphabetical order by university:

Miller Forristall, Alabama, senior, tight end

Noah Hannon, App State, senior, offensive line

Colin Schooler, Arizona, senior, linebacker

Ethan Long, Arizona State, sophomore, tight end

Andre Harris, Jr., Arkansas State, junior, offensive line

Joe Stephenson, Army, senior, linebacker

Chandler Wooten, Auburn, senior, linebacker

Brandon Martin, Ball State, senior, linebacker

Terrel Bernard, Baylor, junior, linebacker

Donte Harrington, Boise State, senior, offensive line

Max Michel, Buffalo, sophomore, defensive line

Bracken El-Bakri, BYU, senior, defensive line

Michael Saffell, California, senior, offensive line

Tyriq Harris, Charlotte, senior, defensive line

Blake Bacevich, Cincinnati, sophomore, defensive line

Darien Rencher, Clemson, senior, running back

C.J. Brewer, Coastal Carolina, senior, defensive line

Colby Pursell, Colorado, junior, offensive line

Barry Wesley, Colorado State, junior, offensive line

Rakavius Chambers, Duke, senior, offensive line

Holton Ahlers, East Carolina, junior, quarterback

Thomas Odukoya, Eastern Michigan, senior, tight end

Dante Lang, Florida, sophomore, tight end

Jaiden Lars-Woodbey, Florida State, sophomore, defensive back

Eric Stokes, Georgia, junior, defensive back

Shai Werts, Georgia Southern, senior, quarterback

Jack DeFoor, Georgia Tech, senior, offensive line

Hekili Keliiliki, Hawai’i, junior, running back

Payton Turner, Houston, senior, defensive line

Doug Kramer, Illinois, senior, offensive line

Harry Crider, Indiana, senior, offensive line

Brock Purdy, Iowa State, junior, quarterback

Api Mane, Kansas, senior, offensive line

Chris Hughes, Kansas, senior, offensive line

Skylar Thompson, Kansas State, senior, quarterback

Dustin Crum, Kent State, senior, quarterback

Landon Young, Kentucky, senior, offensive line

Luke Fortner, Kentucky, senior, offensive line

Jalen Williams, Louisiana Lafayette, senior, wide receiver

Joshua Mote, Louisiana Tech, junior, offensive line

Reeves Blankenship, Louisiana Tech, junior, long snapper

JaCoby Stevens, LSU, senior, defensive back

Brenden Knox, Marshall University, junior, running back

Jake Funk, Maryland, senior, running back

Brady White, Memphis, senior, quarterback

Zach McCloud, Miami, senior, linebacker

Jack Sorenson, Miami (Ohio), senior, wide receiver

Adam Shibley, Michigan, senior, linebacker

Asher O’Hara, Middle Tennessee State, junior, quarterback

Tanner Morgan, Minnesota, junior, quarterback

Kobe Jones, Mississippi State, senior, defensive line

Kobie Whiteside, Missouri, senior, defensive line

Cameron Kinley, Navy, senior, defensive back

Ben Stille, Nebraska, senior, defensive line

Lawson Hall, Nevada, senior, linebacker

Teton Saltes, New Mexico, senior, offensive line

Sage Doxtater, New Mexico State, senior, offensive line

Trenton Gill, North Carolina State, junior, punter

Deion Hair-Griffin, North Texas, senior, wide receiver/special teams

Daelin Hayes, Notre Dame, junior, defensive line

Master Teague III, Ohio State, sophomore, running back

Caleb Kelly, Oklahoma, senior, linebacker

Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State, junior, running back

Isaac Weaver, Old Dominion, senior, offensive line

Mac Brown, Ole Miss, senior, punter

Brady Breeze, Oregon, senior, defensive back

Isaac Hodgins, Oregon State, junior, defensive line

Jaydon Grant, Oregon State, junior, defensive back

Sean Clifford, Penn State, junior, quarterback

Patrick Jones II, Pitt, senior, defensive line

Grant Hermanns, Purdue, senior, offensive line

Christian Webb, San José State, senior, linebacker

Shane Buechele, SMU, senior, quarterback

Brian Ankerson, South Alabama, junior, offensive line

Dylan Wonnum, South Carolina, junior, offensive line

Swayze Bozeman, Southern Miss, senior, linebacker

Connor Wedington, Stanford, senior, wide receiver

Isaiah Sanders, Stanford, senior, quarterback

Treyjohn Butler, Stanford, senior, defensive back

Kingsley Jonathan, Syracuse, senior, defensive line

Garret Wallow, TCU, senior, linebacker

Kellton Hollins, TCU, senior, offensive line

Isaiah Graham-Mobley, Temple, senior, linebacker

Trey Smith, Tennessee, senior, offensive line

Sam Ehlinger, Texas, senior, quarterback

Kellen Mond, Texas A&M University, senior, quarterback

Zech McPhearson, Texas Tech, senior, defensive back

Bailey Flint, Toledo, senior, punter

Luke Whittemore, Troy, junior, wide receiver

Sorrell Brown, Tulane, sophomore, wide receiver

Akayleb Evans, Tulsa, junior, defensive back

Chris Paul, Tulsa, junior, offensive line

Wilson Beaverstock, UAB, sophomore, kicker

Samuel Jackson, UCF, junior, offensive line

Brian Keating, UConn, senior, long snapper

Cole McCubrey, UMass, senior, linebacker

Solomon Siskind, UMass, junior, tight end

Daniel Imatorbhebhe, USC, senior, tight end

KJ Sails, USF, senior, defensive back

Devin Lloyd, Utah, junior, linebacker

Justus Te’i, Utah State, senior, defensive line

Solomon Wise, UTSA, senior, linebacker

Andre Mintze, Vanderbilt, senior, linebacker

Dillon Reinkensmeyer, Virginia, senior, offensive line

Terrell Jana, Virginia, senior, wide receiver

Sage Surratt, Wake Forest, junior, wide receiver

Race Porter, Washington, senior, punter

Jarret Doege, West Virginia, junior, quarterback

Sam James, West Virginia, junior, wide receiver

Sean Mahone, West Virginia, senior, defensive back

Devon Key, Western Kentucky, senior, defensive back

Juwuan Jones, Western Kentucky, junior, defensive line

Mike Caliendo, Western Michigan, senior, offensive line